title: Psychological adjustment to Type 2 diabetes and relationship quality.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the associations between psychological adjustment to Type 2 diabetes and the reported quality and type of relationships with partners.
  
  
  METHODS
  All participants (n=88) completed a number of questionnaires, including two measures of relationship quality: the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships Scale, the Diabetes Quality of Life Scale and the ATT-19 (which assesses personal integration of diabetes). Additionally, HbA(1c) levels were obtained from medical notes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Measures of relationship quality significantly contributed to the explanation of two outcomes: personal integration of diabetes and satisfaction with the burden of self-management behaviours. More specifically, the findings demonstrate that a specific aspect of relationship quality--intimacy in recreational activities--is positively associated with the outcomes mentioned above.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  People with Type 2 diabetes who are not taking insulin, who share engagement in physical activities with their partner are more likely to be psychologically well-adjusted to their diagnosis of diabetes.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, Queen's University Belfast Western Health and Social Care Trust, Omagh Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK. m.dempster@qub.ac.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dempster
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012648:Self Care / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin